He is accused of historical inaccuracies such as the shape of the hero of the work Amr Youssef

The "king" is arrested and his fate awaits a specialized committee

The series deals with the story of King Ahmose’s struggle to expel the Hyksos from Egypt.

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After a campaign of attack and controversy through social media and press sites following the launch of the first teaser of the series "The King", which embodies the story of the struggle of the good people and the heroism of King Ahmose in expelling the Hyksos from Egypt, the United Company for Egyptian Media Services announced the suspension of the series "The King", and the formation of a committee Urgent from a group of specialists in history, archeology and sociology, to watch the series, review the entire scenario, and express an objective and professional opinion, even if this results in not showing it next Ramadan.

The series has its main focus on King Ahmose’s struggle to expel the Hyksos from Egypt, as well as dramatic and fictional characters, and many dramatic lines. The work is taken from the story of “Good Struggle” by Naguib Mahfouz, scenario and dialogue by Khaled Diab and Sherine Diab, directed by Hussein Al-Manbawi, starring Amr Youssef Saba Mubarak, Reem Mostafa, Majed Al-Masry, Sherif Salama, Muhammad Alaa, Yassin Al-Sakka.

The most important criticism raised by the first promo of the series "The King" on social media is that the work carries many historical inaccuracies, such as the shape of the heroes, especially Amr Youssef, who plays the role of Ahmose, and appeared in the promo with a beard, colored eyes and white skin, as it appeared in clothes that some specialists described as not suitable With the time period, nor the clothes of the kings, in addition to the fact that the Egyptians did not raise the beard and considered it a thing of impurity and lack of hygiene.

Some comments by social media fans since the introduction of the promo also criticized the shape of the Pharaonic weapons that appeared in the battles and described what happened as contradicting what appeared from the war wheels that were present at that period and painted on the walls of temples, and some criticized the colloquial dialect that the heroes spoke in the promo, in addition to phrases They have been used in Omar Al Mukhtar movie before.

Some linked the clothes of King Ahmose, who is represented by Amr Yusef, with the clothes of some characters who appeared in the international movie "300" of the star Gerard Butler, which dealt with the fall of Sparta, and the promo is similar in one of the war scenes in which Ahmose or (Amr Youssef) fights with a scene from the movie And many criticized the appearance of actress Reem Mostafa, who appeared in an alluring black cloak who shied away from the clothes of this period, whether from the Hyksos or Egyptians, and dyed her hair blond, and was styled in a very modern way that was mocked fiercely on social networking sites.

Finally, some criticized the age of Amr Youssef, who described it as older than the age of Ahmose, who expelled the Hyksos at the age of twenty-five only, while Amr is much older than him.

The fate of the series will be determined according to the decision of the committee dedicated to this matter, and some expect more than one scenario for the crisis of the King’s series, including canceling the rest of the episodes and the series completely, or finding some mistakes and fixing the committee by re-filming the scenes and showing the series at a later time after Ramadan, as well as some expecting dramatic details to justify The series' use of some vocabulary and features.

Establish a committee of specialists in history, archeology, and sociology to conduct a comprehensive review of the work.

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